On 2020-06-01 4:53 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> On Monday, June 1, 2020 at 9:35:48 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>> My dislike of both blue cheese and runny eggs was well hidden from
>> my in-laws (they fed me both at various times because they wanted
>> to treat me well), but they never needed to be told I love their
>> cooking. I always told them the food was good--or delicious if it
>> was--but never that I loved it. All in all, I'd rather be Western
>> than Eastern. It must be a terrible burden to have to take care of
>> others' "face" all the time. I'll manage my own and let others
>> worry about theirs.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> That's pretty much the Western concept of looking out for number one.
> "Saving face" means that if the other guy loses face, so do you.
> Saving face is a non-zero-sum game.
>
Oh bullshit. "Saving face" is looking out for number one.